afterward

Example Sentences

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Shortly afterward, lawmakers amended the country's glacier protection law to relax restrictions on mining in areas of permafrost, despite fears the new law could endanger crucial water supplies.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

What she said afterward I simply won’t repeat.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

He told reporters afterward that administration officials "need to help with this issue, because we have a lot of members who are concerned, obviously, about the timing, but also about the substance".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

His campaign has captivated residents who are frustrated with the slow pace of fire recovery and with Bass, who was out of the country when the fires started and whose approval ratings plunged afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But we hadn’t talked at all about what would happen afterward.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman